Icelandic Textile Center

New month, new webinar! Explore how textile waste can be used as a valuable resource for design, reuse and circular textile systems 🧶 Free registration - link in Threads bio! @threadsnpa #threadsnpa #interregnpa #textilewaste #repurposing

Listamenn í Ós bjóða ykkur velkomin á sýninguna ,,Farfuglar” í Hillebrandtshúsi nk. sunnudag 16:00-18:00! 🪽🪶🪽 Come to Hillebrandtshús in Old Town Blönduós this Sunday to see great work and say hi before farfuglar (=migratory birds) Kasia, Eoghan, Amber and Monika fly the Ós Residency nest! @kasiakolikow @eoghanokellyart @amber.edwarrds @mhg_creative_textile

‼️ Open Call for Designers & Craftspeople: EXTENDED ‼️ THREADs is excited to launch the Reimagined Resources Open Call - and we’re inviting professionals connected to the Interreg Northern Periphery and Arctic Region (FI/SE/NO/IS/IE) to apply. We’re looking for designers, craftspeople, architects, technologists, and creatives who want to explore circular design and work hands‑on with end‑of‑life textiles. Why apply? 🧶 Explore circular textile and fashion design 🧶 Take part in an international collaboration (May–Nov 2026) 🧶 Receive mentoring, masterclasses & a visit to a local textile sorting facility 🧶 Receive financial compensation for participation in both phases, including support for travel and accommodation during the mobility trip to Sweden 🧶 Contribute to a project shaping sustainable futures in the NPA Region Who can apply? ✔ Professionals with 2+ years’ experience or advanced technical skills ✔ Applicants connected to the NPA Region ✔ People passionate about sustainability and cross‑border collaboration 📅 Deadline: ‼️ EXTENDED to 22nd April 2026 (23:59 CET) ‼️ 📝 Apply via the online form + submit CV, portfolio & short statement! 👉 Read the full details & application guide through bio's link! Let’s reimagine how we use textiles - together! #interregnpa #circulardesign #textiledesign #opencall #sustainablefashion

Designers from Iceland (and FI/SE/NO/IE), please note! @threadsnpa is currently running the Reimagined Resources Open Call. Deadline: April 13! THREADs is looking for designers, craftspeople, architects, technologists, and creatives who want to explore circular design and work hands‑on with end‑of‑life textiles. Why apply? 🧶Explore circular textile and fashion design 🧶Take part in an international collaboration (May–Nov 2026) 🧶Receive mentoring, masterclasses & a visit to a local textile sorting facility 🧶Receive financial compensation for participation in both phases, including support for travel and accommodation during the mobility trip to Sweden 🧶Contribute to a project shaping sustainable futures in the NPA Region Who can apply? ☑️Professionals with 2+ years’ experience or advanced technical skills ☑️Applicants connected to the NPA Region ☑️People passionate about sustainability and cross‑border collaboration 🗓️Deadline: 13 April 2026 (23:59 CET) Apply via the online form + submit CV, portfolio & short statement! 👉Read the full details & application guide through the project’s (Threadsnpa) bio #threadsnpa #reimaginedresources #icelandictextilecenter

🌷🌷🌷 Save your spot! 🌷🌷🌷 Our hybrid TC2 course is on again, perfect for those interested in an introduction into digital weaving. This course offers an online introduction into file preparation, followed by an in-person weaving weekend. Online date: Tuesday, 28.4. On-site weekend: 16. & 17.5. Register by the 7th of April! 🔜 Link in bio! 🌷 Feel free to reach out to us at [email protected] @tracks4crafts #textilmidstod #tracks4crafts #icelandictextilecenter #tc2loom #textilecourse

On Wednesday, March 25, we invite knitters and everyone curious to our open workstation from 15-19 at Kvennaskolinn 🎉 We have our March “Knitting Repair Team”, Andy and Madison, with us to assess your own knitting machine and/or show you briefly how to use our sock machine and one of our double bed freshly cleaned and repaired knitting machines. Andy Valentine from Walla Walla, WA has been a machine knitter since 2013. Her first machine, an antique circular sock machine, sparked a passion that has led her to continue to collect more than 20 antique and vintage knitting machines - most of which she has restored to full working order. Andy is particularly experienced restoring Brother and Silver Reed flatbed knitting machines, Passap v-bed machines and various circular sock machines. Madison Berg @fancyfrogknits is a self taught multidisciplinary textile artist focusing on machine and hand knitting, sewing and embroidery. She lives in New York City, teaches machine knitting, repairs, restores and sells domestic knitting machines. We are very lucky to have them! Please tell us if you come in advance by Monday, March 23. via the email [email protected] #knittingmachines #textilmidstod #icelandictextilecenter

This week we are running the third workshop of the Materials Dialogues platform within the framework of the EU-funded Tracks4Crafts @tracks4crafts project. This time, the MaDeTrans team (@ele.albe and @sofiad_materialsresearch ) has reached Blönduós, Iceland, to lead a workshop based on the DIY Materials approach — working with locally abundant Icelandic resources. The hosting pilot, the Icelandic Textile Center @textilmidstod ,co-designed the workshop with us, making it a truly situated and local experience. On the first day, the team organised a foraging session around the town to explore available natural materials , here are some glimpses from this inspiring start. Stay tuned to see how these materials will be transformed in the coming days! A special thanks to the Icelandic Textile Center for hosting us. This activity is part of the Horizon Europe project Tracks4Crafts, funded by the European Union 🇪🇺. 📸 photo credits: Elena Albergati @ele.albe

⏰ Deadline approaching! The Tracks4Crafts Residency Programme closes on 13 March 2026. 🌍 Two-week residencies across Europe (between April - June 2026) 🤝 Peer learning & collaboration 💡 Craft meets innovation 💶 Up to €1,900 support for travel & accommodation If you’re a craft maker, artisan, or creative entrepreneur based in the EU or a Horizon Europe associated country - this is your chance. Don’t miss it. 👉 Apply via the link in BIO #Tracks4Crafts #Accelerator4Crafts #CraftResidency #EuropeanCrafts #CraftCommunity #CreativeExchange

Interesting webinar today (February 26, 10:00 GMT)! It’s part of the Interreg Northern Periphery and Arctic project @threadsnpa we are a part of and presents key findings on the composition of end-of-life textiles in Sweden and Finland. Speakers from France and Ireland will share national perspectives on textile waste management. It’s free, you can register via the link on our website!

Þetta frábæra teymi hafði samband og kom alla leið frá Fjölbrautaskólanum í Garðabæ til að vinna að nýrri (ullar)vöru í TextílLabi Textílmiðstöðvarinnar 16. og 17. febrúar undir leiðsögn sérfræðingana okkar, Söruh og Alissu. Þetta er einmitt það sem TextílLab snýst um: Að veita nemendum, hönnuðum og frumkvöðlum aðgang að búnaði og sérfræðiþekkingu til að þróa hugmyndir! // This great team reached out and came all the way from Garðabær Comprehensive School this week to work on a new product (🤫) in the TextileLab under the guidance of our lab team! This is what the lab is all about: Providing access to equipment and expertise for students, makers, and product designers to develop ideas 🔥 #textilelabiceland #textilmidstod #icelandictextilecenter #blonduos

Residency year series / September: Beyond the Textile Center Time to look around! September at Ós Residency is great for any textile pursuit and suits digital weavers, natural dyers, and costume designers alike. But the summer and early fall months in Iceland also allow for more flexibility when it comes to travelling. We’re often asked what we expect from our artists in residence in terms of time commitment. There is no strict schedule! We want to enable residents to work with focus and according to their own rhythm. We don’t expect you to work a certain number of hours per day - the studios are (almost) always open. Feel free to experiment, enjoy, explore! This includes getting to know the area. Northwest Iceland is a sheep-farming region with many (textile) sites of interest. September is the sheep-gathering season, with a range of related events, from the round-ups themselves (“réttir”) to concerts and dances. There are heritage museums, galleries, and cafés run by local farmers and craftspeople. Residencies at Ós always include a free visit to the Textile Museum in Blönduós and the Ístex wool washery, which processes wool from all around the country. (Rebecca Mezoff wrote a great blog post about her visit a few years ago!) The textile museum is located right next door to the Textile Center and exhibits a unique collection of Icelandic national costumes, tools, and embroidery work. If you want to apply for a September 2026 residency, please use the application form on our website, textilecenter.is! #northwesticeland #osresidency #textilmidstod #icelandictextilecenter

☕ Good morning to all craft makers and artisans! What were you dreaming about last night? 😊 If it was about going abroad for a while to exchange ideas with other craftspeople, test new ways of making, and explore new opportunities - we have something for you! #Tracks4Crafts invites you to apply for the Residency Programme - a hybrid experience combining online engagement with physical peer-learning residencies hosted in pilot locations across Europe, including Iceland, Romania, Greece, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. 🕒 Application Deadline: 13 March 2026 Selected participants will join two-week immersive residencies between April and June 2026, with financial support of up to €1,900 for travel and accommodation. (A working knowledge of English is required to participate in the residency programme.) 👉 Visit Accelerator4Crafts for more information: tracks4crafts.eu/accelerator 📢 Invite your craft colleagues to join the programme! #Accelerator4Crafts #CraftInnovation #EuropeanCrafts #CraftResidency #SkillsExchange #CulturalHeritage